Congratulations! You get a two-in-one this week, one man responsible for two ultra cool Nu Jazz projects. Stephane Ronget (a.k.a. Rongetz) is a French composer, producer and trumpeter. The first band he put together in the early 2000s was the Metropolitan Jazz Affair (RONGETZ). Their music is described as a soul-jazz connection, and as crossover jazz (Metropolitan Jazz Affair). Their music has been featured in over 40 compilations! In 2007, Rongetz started a second group and named it after himself, The Rongetz Foundation. To date, The Rongetz Foundation has released 4 studio albums, and has collaborated with the likes of The Jazz Messengers, and Gregory Porter (RONGETZ). The beauty of Rongetz's music is that it's catchy, memorable, yet chilled at the same time.
LINKS:
Metropolitan Jazz Affair, "Find A Way": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=601mpZUTOK4
Metropolitan Jazz Affair, "Everybody Knows": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJWcrbAfarI
Rongetz Foundation, "Almost": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxNIoLvQus
REFERENCES:
"Metropolitan Jazz Affair." Retrieved from: http://www.last.fm/music/Metropolitan+Jazz+Affair
"RONGETZ." 2014. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RONGETZ
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